A visit to the Barker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
38.5553, -89.1795
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Barker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Jolliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petrea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrin Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104748 <5>
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Harres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Matsler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Matsler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matsler Cemetery
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Deadmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deadmond Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmond Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandoval Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centralia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Wamac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Hoffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandoval
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Posey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Carlyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Keyesport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Cartter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Patoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Beckemeyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Keyesport
- Odin
- Odin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Barker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Salem lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Barker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sandoval
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clinton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403899 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403899 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centralia West
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5553268 Lon: -89.1795165
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |